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All GLA activities relating to urban design should reinforce the key principle of quality and by implication oppose significant schemes of demonstrably poor quality.
Commissioning:
London government should act as an exemplary client in commissioning work.
Competitions:
The use of competitions (in all their forms) should be encouraged for all significant civic buildings.
Accountability:
The GLA should be accountable and provide public access to the process of planning and commissioning decisions
Participation:
Public participation and partnership in the planning system should be promoted, to achieve local ownership of the creative process through inclusion.
Contributing to London:
Applicants on major sites should be encouraged/required to illustrate how their scheme contributes to both the overall urban fabric and the immediate environment in terms of public access and use; whether it will make the local area more or less difficult to walk around; how it relates to public transport facilities; and how (if relevant) it might contribute to London as a whole.
Exhibiting:
Major proposals should be exhibited for public comment, preferably within or close to the GLA headquarters. Existing large-scale models of London should become a permanent feature in these exhibitions for viewing by both Londoners and visitors.
A forum for public debate on design and planning issues should be established. A London Architecture Centre should be created to promote excellence in design through events and exhibitions.
Sustainability:
Policies, programmes and targets for sustainable development should be promoted and progressed
Mixed-use access & safety:
Principles of mixed-use development, access, safety, and security in design should be upheld and promoted.
Innovation:
Innovation should be encouraged.
Research best practice:
Research should be supported into:
• the public spaces and buildings
that are needed in London;
• what works (best practice), what
doesn’t and why
• where needs attention and how
this should be delivered.
Training:
Training should be provided to GLA members, staff, Local Authority Councillors and planners on the process and value of design.
Education:
Built environment education should be encouraged in schools and local environment education centres promoted.
Recognition:
A quality symbol for local authorities that invest in design excellence should be established.
Greater London Awards should be introduced for buildings or projects contributing to the public realm.
Local Authority masterplans:
Local authorities should be encouraged to produce masterplans for areas that require change and to adopt the results as formal Supplementary Planning Guidance, ensuring that regeneration partnerships are working within an agreed framework
Public-private seed-funding:
Links should be established with private sector partners to invest in a Renaissance Fund, with matching public sector support (e.g. from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund).
Seed funding and support should be provided to unlock problem sites and promote innovative strategic schemes.
Identity:
A new identity for London should be developed and promoted, based upon design quality, and through encouraging Local Authorities to promote distinctive elements of each district.
Community strategies:
Local authorities should be encouraged to prepare Community Strategies, through a package of advice and development funding, for designing and managing the public realm, with specific measures for combating crime, vandalism, litter etc
Placecheck:
Local initiatives should be encouraged to promote understanding of urban areas and how to unlock their regeneration potential.